From the day
On the date
Friday, May 17, 1968
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The Headlines
U.S. WAR DEAD 562, MOST IN ANY WEEK; Wounds Hospitalized 1,153 -- Total of Enemy Killed in Period Listed at 5,552 U.S. War Dead at 562 for Week; Total of Enemy Killed Is 5,552
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Tighten Up
Archie Bell & the Drells
#1 at the box office
The Graduate †
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Enya (1961)
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Computer Mouse (Demo), Boeing 747 & 911 Emergency System.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
21,203 days ago
(58 years, 33 days)